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Teodor MARUȘCA1, Elena MIHĂILĂ2, Adrian TUDORA3, Mihăiță BÎTCĂ4, Cristina I. PORR5 Abstract. Agrosilvopastoral systems (ASPs) represent one of the main approaches for mitigating the negative effects of global warming on livestock production during the grazing season. The study was carried out in the Gurghiu Mountains, the Eastern Carpathians, within the localities of Ibănești and Eremitu in Mureș County, Romania. The pasture, located at an elevation of 900–1,150 m a.s.l., covers an area of 700 hectares and contains an average of 14 well-developed Fagus sylvatica trees per hectare, with a mean crown cover canopy of 2,900 m2 h-1. The average green fodder (GF) production under the tree canopy was estimated at 9.65 t ha-1, with a pastoral value index (PV) of 57.3, resulting in a milk production of 1,462 L ha-1 during a 135-day grazing season. In the open pastures without trees, the GF production was estimated at 5.96 t ha-1, with a PV of 38.2, and a potential milk production of 621 L ha-1. The production of timber was 91.22 m3 ha-1 and 41.61 m3 h-1 of firewood. The annual production of beech mast was estimated at 125 kg ha-1. The total economic value of products derived from ASP amounted to €1,013 ha-1 year-1, which was nearly 3.3 times higher than the value of the milk produced on treeless pastures without shade for animals. Keywords: Agrosilvopastoral system with Fagus sylvatica; milk production; timber production; economic value. DOI 10.56082/annalsarsciagr.2026.1.166 Read full article 1PhD, Eng., Senior Researcher, Research and Development Institute for Grasslands Brașov, Romania, Full Member of The Academy of Romanian Scientists (e-mail: maruscat@yahoo.com). |
PUBLISHED in Annals Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on Agriculture, Silviculture and Veterinary Medicine
ISSN PRINT 2069-1149 ISSN ONLINE 2344-2085 |
